Atlantic Branch

Atlantic Branch
Atlantic Branch
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Long Island Rail Road
Locale	Western Long Island, New York, USA
Termini	Atlantic Terminal; Valley Stream;
Stations	8 passenger, 1 employee-only
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	Long Island Rail Road
Services	City Terminal Zone (Atlantic Shuttle) West Hempstead Branch Hempstead Branch (Peak Only) Babylon Branch (Peak Only)
Operator(s)	Metropolitan Transportation Authority
History
Opened	1836 (west of Jamaica); 1867 (east of Jamaica)
Technical
Line length	15.7 mi (25.3 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Third rail, 750 V DC
Route map
	Legend
	0.0 mi
	0 km
	1.6 mi
	2.6 km
	4.0 mi
	6.4 km
	Montauk Branch
	to Long Island City
	8.5 mi
	13.7 km
	Main Line
	to Long Island City & Penn Station
	Zone 1
	Zone 3
	9.3 mi
	15 km
	12.2 mi
	19.6 km
	13.1 mi
	21.1 km
	Montauk Branch
	via St. Albans
	14.0 mi
	22.5 km
	Queens
	Nassau
	Zone 3
	Zone 4
	15.7 mi
	25.3 km
	Distances shown from Atlantic Terminal
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The Atlantic Branch is an electrified rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. It is the only LIRR line with revenue passenger service in the borough of Brooklyn.

The line consists of two sections constructed separately. The portion of the line from Atlantic Terminal to Jamaica was constructed as part of the Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad and opened in 1836, while the portion from Jamaica to Valley Stream was constructed as part of the South Side Railroad of Long Island in 1867.

^ ^a ^b Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

[ett-20120514-1] Long Island Rail Road (May 14, 2012). "TIMETABLE No. 4" (PDF). p. VI. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

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